Operation Epic Fury
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Trump says the Iran war is militarily “effectively over” after meeting Qatar’s prime minister, and the naval blockade stays in place
The president says the United States is ready to resume strikes if needed while talks continue; Iran calls its own proposal the most reasonable offer, and California drivers are paying about $1 a gallon more than…
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Inquirer Investigation: The $87.6 billion Operation Epic Fury request, line by line, as Congress faces a Dec. 11 deadline
The White House request would send $67.1 billion to the Department of War and about $15.6 billion to farm aid, the Ebola response and domestic projects; the Pentagon now puts the war’s cost at $47.1 billion.